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Proposed U.S. port fees on China-built ships choking coal, agriculture exports

U.S. agriculture exports face uncertainty due to proposed shipping fees, traders say

Reading Time: 2 minutes U.S. President Donald Trump's plan to revive U.S. shipbuilding using massive fees on China-linked ship visits to American ports is causing U.S. coal inventories to swell and stoking uncertainty in the embattled agriculture market, as exporters struggle to find ships to send goods abroad.












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Higher Argentine soybean exports says USDA attaché

Changes to export tax spurs exports

Reading Time: < 1 minute Some adjustments to Argentine soybeans were made by the United States Department of Agriculture attaché in Buenos Aires. While the USDA and its attaché agreed Argentina's soybean harvest for the 2024/25 marketing year is to be 49 million tonnes, the two differed on other categories. The report was issued during the week of March 10.

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Trump trade war favors Brazil’s agribusiness, grain company SLC says

China looking to Brazil as it seeks to reduce reliance on U.S. agricultural goods

Reading Time: 2 minutes The trade war initiated by U.S. President Donald Trump, which led countries including China to retaliate against tariffs implemented by his administration, is favorable to Brazil, the CEO of agribusiness firm SLC Agricola said on Thursday.